Readers share reuse ideas

By Patty Packrat

Posted:
12/12/2013 09:55:52 PM MST

Readers have provided Patty with some good new tips for reusing items.

Hospital pans: "We found a good use for those pink rectangular rubber pans that one uses while in the hospital. These are the pink pans that one can take home since the hospital must dispose of them when the patient is dismissed.

"On days when the roads are messy with ice and snow and we park our truck in the garage, we place the pans under our truck at the points where most of the dripping occurs such as under the mud flaps. The pans are easy to empty outside and the garage floor stays cleaner."

Wire clothes hangers and rug yarn.A reader responded that she would be interested in receiving wire clothes hangers and rug yarn for a project her niece is involved in. Email Patty and she will forward your information to our reader.

Not enough tableware for holiday guests? "Pledge to reduce waste by choosing 'real' plates and tableware instead of buying and using disposable ones. Check at your local Habitat, Goodwill or other thrift and reuse stores for inexpensive , like-new plates, cups, glasses and silverware.

"Not only will you save money, you'll reduce the resources required to produce paper and plastic while keeping them out of the landfill."

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If readers have any interesting and different holiday ideas, Patty would love to hear about them.